March 10, 2021
By Tom Tolen / news@whmi.com
The Brighton High School Cheerleading team captured the KLAA Conference championship over the weekend, besting 11 other squads while amassing 788.38 points, easily outdistancing Canton, their closest challenger.
The team is coached by Christina Wilson, who is also a 6th-grade teacher at Maltby Intermediate School. Earlier in the season, Brighton won the KLAA West Division title and this past weekend it was for the overall conference championship. The last time Brighton won a KLAA championship was in 2017. Canton finished runner-up with 750.80 points, while Livonia Churchill had 713.06 points for third place.
In the conference meet this past weekend, Brighton trailed Plymouth in the early going but gained the lead after the first round and never looked back. The Bulldog squad was led by its five seniors, who were honored for their efforts after the meet. The seniors include Riley Harvill, Gabby Ditto, Sage Spangler, Audrey Meyer, and Elena Davis.